Great list, John'aLee, I truly believe that a thankful heart is the best way to have a good outlook on life. We should teach our children to be grateful, too, and have satisfaction in what we have, instead of what we want. Thank you for the happy list!:-}pokey

What a great list John'aLee! My top five would be - God, my sweet hubby, and my three precious children. I do have a very best friend too, for which I am very thankful. We quilt together, and laugh and eat....... even though we live 1,000 miles apart. That's the kind of friend who is a blessing. Thanks for the uplifting post.

John'aLee, What a sweet post! I have been having a bad couple of weeks :( It was very uplifting to see your post. I am going to make my own list in a journal.Thank you for being such a sweet lady and such an inspiration.Hugs,Donna

Thank you for this truly inspirational post, sweetie!!! I have been receiving your posts via email, and it really gave me a lift this afternoon to have this message pop up on my Ipod! I was busting with excitement thinking about all the things that make me happy! Actually - come to think of it - you are one of them!!! :-)

AWESOME post, J!! God, family, QUILTS and quilting!! :-) my church family, my blog family...and oh so, so, many things. For the testimony of my son who went home to the Lord a month ago. LOTS to be thankful for!! You are a blessing!!Love,Mary Lou

Hi John'aLee! How interesting that you blogged about this today...I was just thinking of this very same subject yesterday as I was sewing! I made my own mental list as I was working, and it was quite long, but my top five would have to be:

You have lots of things on your list that I am thankful for too! Taking time to write them down is such a good exercise, because it's so easy to take things for granted. I read a wonderful book called One THousand Gifts. It's all about doing that exact thing. Ann at Holy Experience blog wrote the book.Thanks for leaving a comment today.

I don't know why but it's all too easy to complain about our 'lot' rather than taking a few moments to be thankful and remember the things we love. Thank you for reminding us. A lot of the things on your list would also be on mine with the addition of singing.Terea x

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